Ah Via Musicom
by Eric Johnson
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Ah Via Musicom is ranked as the best album by Eric Johnson.
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Ah Via Musicom track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ah Via Musicom rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 46 Music Albums of 1990 | 20/46 | 3 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 16 Music Albums of 1990 | 7/16 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  psertzel | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 89/99 | 9 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | Fischman | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 26/100 | 52 |
| 2022 | MOgnjenovic | Top 20 Music Albums of 1990 | 10/20 | 3 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 75 Music Albums of 1990 | 4/75 | 5 |
| 2022 | rockbluesfolkjaz | Best Blues Rock Albums | 64/100 | - |
| 2022 |  Mercury | Top 42 Music Albums of 1990 | 34/42 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 28 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 150 | |||
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Ah Via Musicom ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/06/2026 06:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,315 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2024 12:41 | cicadelic | 14,213 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2023 14:25 | TonySayers61 | 25,961 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Ah Via Musicom forum mentions
Daydreamer 11/11/2017 11:45 in Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'emAh Via Musicom comments
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Someone commented that this album is not essential, peoples with "Britney Spears" in their personal collection should not have the right to comment, this album is a classic, for all those who love electric guitar, the drums simply does the correct in a kind of sound that the guitar will always be in the foreground, the vocals are very good, someone gifted with sharp perception and technique would not let "vocals downright embarassing", although this is not the main objective.Perfect melodies, wonderful chords, above average songs, all with technique and musicality, Eric Johnson is the guitar player of guitar players and this album is one of his highlights.
RaineyWins 04/07/2010 01:00 | #10357 | TOP COMMENT
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Cliffs of Dover is a beast of a song
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/30/2010 01:49 | #11180 | TOP COMMENT
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Cliffs of Dover IS a beast of a song, but this is too uneven an affair to be referred to as a classic. The guitar playin' is top notch throughout, but the vocals are downright embarassing and the drums have a tendency to sound as if provided by a drum machine. Not essential.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/05/2018 22:15 | #226308 | TOP COMMENT
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Eric Johnson is one of the finest musicians ever to lace up a strat, and this is his finest album. EVERY cut is a winner; not a weak spot on the album except maybe relative to the opening cut which might just be the best guitar instrumental ever.
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